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Enclosure 2.
Comparative Statement showing the total number of arrivals of Steamers dealt with by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire as agents during the periods of lat. July, 1913, to 30th. June, 1914, and
lat. July, 1917, to 30th. June, 1918.
Date.
China Navigation Company,Ltd.
Ocean Steamship Compmy.
Total.
let. July, 1913, to 30th. June, 1914.
1st. July, 1917, to 30th. June, 1918,
636
493
115
751
48
541
Decrease in mumber of arrivals from 1st. July, 1913, to 30th. June, 1914, as compared with that from lat. July, 1917, to 30th. June, 1918.
143
210
67
(Sd.) C. W. Beckwith,
Harbour Master.